This afternoon we watched Costco Wholesale drop -2.5% to a price of $970.15 per share. The Large-Cap Department Store company is now trading -9.56% below its average target price of $1072.67. Analysts have set target prices ranging from $620.0 to $1225.0 per share for Costco Wholesale, and have given the stock an average rating of buy.
Costco Wholesale's short interest — meaning the percentage of the share float that is being shorted — is lower than average at 1.3%. The stock's short ratio is 2.7. The company's insiders own 0.2% of its outstanding shares, which indicates a strong alignment between management and shareholder interests.
Another number to watch is the company's rate of institutional share ownership, which now stands at 72.5%. In conclusion, we believe there is mixed market sentiment regarding Costco Wholesale.
Institutions Invested in Costco Wholesale
| Date Reported | Holder | Percentage | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | Vanguard Group Inc | 10% | 43,356,271 | $42,062,087,369 |
| 2025-06-30 | Blackrock Inc. | 8% | 35,583,824 | $34,521,647,722 |
| 2025-06-30 | State Street Corporation | 4% | 18,325,416 | $17,778,402,779 |
| 2025-06-30 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2% | 10,275,056 | $9,968,345,829 |
| 2025-06-30 | Morgan Stanley | 2% | 9,572,349 | $9,286,614,616 |
| 2025-06-30 | FMR, LLC | 2% | 9,414,164 | $9,133,151,434 |
| 2025-06-30 | Bank of America Corporation | 2% | 6,983,830 | $6,775,362,845 |
| 2025-06-30 | NORGES BANK | 1% | 5,749,879 | $5,578,245,252 |
| 2025-06-30 | Northern Trust Corporation | 1% | 5,054,552 | $4,903,673,746 |
| 2025-06-30 | Invesco Ltd. | 1% | 4,291,557 | $4,163,454,128 |
